Kalaburagi, Aug. 16 -- Congress leaders and party workers staged a massive protest in Kalaburagi on Monday, condemning the alleged 'shuddhikaran' (purification ritual) conducted at a venue in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, following a public rally addressed by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge.

This comes after allegations that a "shuddhikaran" (purification) ritual was performed at the Ramlila Maidan stage in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a party rally there on August 8 as part of preparations for the 2027 Uttarakhand Assembly election.

On Thursday, a political storm erupted in Parliament on this issue.

Raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated that while ...